What is your favorite Story song?

[BarbaraGordon]

I'd hoped to log in today and post The Boxer (his story's seldom told) and Don't Stand So Close to Me (how can you fault a song that finds a rhyme for Nabokov), but sadly Mike and TD beat me to them.

So instead, I'll post my two favorite "little"s:

Little Red Corvette (though the song is much too fast)
and
Little Drummer Boy (a rum pa pum pum)

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

I'd hoped to log in today and post The Boxer (his story's seldom told) and Don't Stand So Close to Me (how can you fault a song that finds a rhyme for Nabokov), but sadly Mike and TD beat me to them.

So instead, I'll post my two favorite "little"s:

Little Red Corvette (though the song is much too fast)
and
Little Drummer Boy (a rum pa pum pum)

What do you mean the song is too fast?

[creekster]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

What do you mean the song is too fast?

She's making fun of, I mean illustrating, one of the lyrical themes of the song.

Meanwhile, my head has exploded already as a result of the never-ending pa-rum-pa-pa-pum playing over and over in my mind. Thx, Babs.

[SeattleUte]

Midnight Train to Georgia.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

I'd hoped to log in today and post The Boxer (his story's seldom told) and Don't Stand So Close to Me (how can you fault a song that finds a rhyme for Nabokov), but sadly Mike and TD beat me to them.

So instead, I'll post my two favorite "little"s:

Little Red Corvette (though the song is much too fast)
and
Little Drummer Boy (a rum pa pum pum)

Come on Babs, you know you want to mention story songs from Melencamp and Rod Stewart ... it's ok, you're among friends!

[creekster]

Originally Posted by tooblue

Come on Babs, you know you want to mention story songs from Melencamp and Rod Stewart ... it's ok, you're among friends!

A little ditty . . . .

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by tooblue

Come on Babs, you know you want to mention story songs from Melencamp and Rod Stewart ... it's ok, you're among friends!

Speaking of Rod Stewart, Young Turks is a cool story song about two teens that run away, have a baby, and basically live a riotous life.

[SeattleUte]

Here's the top five:

1) You Can't Always Get What You Want

2) Pancho & Lefty

3) The Devil Went Down to Georgia

4) Midnight Train to Georgia

5) Battle of New Orleans.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Here's the top five:

1) You Can't Always Get What You Want

This is a story?

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

This is a story?

Looks like a story to me:

You Can't Always Get What You Want Lyrics
» Rolling Stones
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[chorus]
I saw her today at a reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man

No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And if you try sometime you find
You get what you need

I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you need

Oh yeah, hey hey hey, oh...

And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
Sing it to me now...

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need
Oh baby, yeah, yeah!

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him

You can't always get what you want, no!
You can't always get what you want (tell ya baby)
You can't always get what you want (no)
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
Oh yes! Woo!

You get what you need--yeah, oh baby!
Oh yeah!

I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need

You can't always get what you want (no, no baby)
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need, ah yes...